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Proverbs 15:13 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 15 · verse 13
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.Proverbs 15:13 · King James Version
Proverbs 15:13 in context
11Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
12A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
13A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
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Key words (Strong's)
- countenancepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- cheerfulyâṭabto be make well, literally or figurativelyH3190 →
- sorrowʻatstsebetha idolH6094 →
- spiritrûwachwindH7307 →
- merrysâmêachblithe or gleefulH8056 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
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Here, 1. Harmless mirth is recommended to us, as that which contributes to the health of the body, making men lively and fit for business, and to the acceptableness of the conversation, making the face to shine and rendering us pleasant one to another.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary